Jimmy Conyers steamed rolled incumbent Diana Brewer for a Fairhope City Council seat with 66% of the vote. Diana now joins Tim Kant, as the second person to lose their job because they refused to listen to their constituents, they will soon have company.
People elected to office pledge one thing over and over in their election bids, โI will listen to you.โ
Then after being voted into office they soon realize that they are smarter than everyone else.
Diana Brewer lost her bid for reelection because she was smarter than the people who put her in office.ย The Fly Creek Apartments were opposed by over 98% of the people who attended 6 meetings addressing the issue. Diana ignored the opposition and even doubled down to support the project.ย Her relentless effort to form an independent school system cost the city 100,000 plus, taxpayer dollars, and never garnered any more than a 35% support.
Her insistence that the triangle was purchased as a park and not as the result of a lawsuit settlement is disingenuous and false.
Mr. Conyers is the least experienced and the junior member of the council. He certainly will have a learning curve in understanding all the issues that will come before the council. Letโs hope he understands that he is working as a public servant and his first priority is to listen to the very people who elected him. Secondly he needs to recognize that he is part of a grass root effort that has voted out of office the Mayor and two council members due to decisions of the planning and zoning board. The P&Z has cost us millions in lawsuits and with the exception of Hollie McKellar should all be replaced, as well as the city attorneys.
We wish him all the luck in the world and congratulate him as well as Diana in a hard fought run off.
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CAN YA HEAR ME NOW?
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY
Here is an idea for Karin: Make Tim Kant the Utilities Director. You will be able to use his experience and solidify his supporters to you. Tim Kant was not all that bad – he worked his way up through the ranks. He just got in with the wrong people who wanted to build the apartments.
Also, Jimmy Conyers: we know you are a banker. Be careful before you approve apartment loans that place stress on the infrastructure. You were voted in because the voters were mad at Brewer. Remember your “Four Pillars?” So will we…
See, Fairhope is not Daphne where the developers can go rough shod and pillage the place while sitting as mayor and council. We will remember.
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I disagree on the utility director choice, however agree with the remainder of your suggestions. I am a little apprehensive at what may be found with a though audit of the utilities. Kants decision to use 3 million from the utility fund to pay for a lawsuit settlement was a poor decision. Now we find out the infrastructure of the utilities is in dire need of 3 to 5 million?????
http://lagniappemobile.com/high-court-rules-fairhope-development-suit/ Just another lawsuit
THE P AND Z BD HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SINCE AUG OR EARLY SEPT. 5 YR TERMS!!!!!